UFC 140 takes place Dec. 10 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
The night’s main card airs live on pay-per-view, though it’s not clear if Lentz vs. Bocek will be part of the broadcast.

Bocek, who fights on his home soil, recently had put together an impressive 4-1 run in the UFC
(which included a pair of “Submission of the Night” bonuses over Joe
Brammer and Dustin Hazelett). However, back in April at UFC 129, the
Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt suffered a unanimous-decision loss to top
contender Ben Henderson at UFC 129. His only losses in the UFC now have
to notables Henderson, Jim Miller, Mac Danzig and current champ Frankie
Edgar.

Lentz, meanwhile, looks to extend his current undefeated streak to 16 fights
following a 12-0-2 run (with one no-contest) since 2007. The Minnesota
Martial Arts Academy fighter picked up UFC wins over Rafaello Oliveira,
Rob Emerson, Andre Winner, Tyson Griffin and Waylon Lowe, and he fought
Thiago Tavares to a majority draw. However, in his most recent bout,
which earned “Fight of the Night” honors, he took an illegal knee from
UFC on Versus 4 opponent Charles Oliveira and subsequently was tapped
out. But because the ref missed the illegal blow, the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Commission quickly overturned the loss to a non-contest.

The latest UFC 140 card now includes:

Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Tito Ortiz

Brian Ebersole vs. Rory MacDonald

Mark Bocek vs. Nik Lentz

Rich Attonito vs. Claude Patrick

Dennis Hallman vs. John Makdessi

John Cholish vs. Mitch Clarke

For more on UFC 140, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
(Pictured: Mark Bocek)

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